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When I had my first relapse it came in the form of a nasty vertigo. The worst of the vertigo went away in about three weeks but for about four months I felt like I was walking on ground that was crooked. One day bam,the feeling was gone and although I still feel off balance at times it is NOTHING l...

Mattaleng, I have the same issue. I think part of the problem is that realpses seem to be fairly speedy, where as the 'recovery' from relapse seems to be SOOOOOO gradual. Then you add in the fact that you don't know if the symptoms you continue to feel are just going to be your baseline from now on...

So Im wondering, how do I know if I am in remission or not? I am doing much much better, I still have some symptoms left but for the most part I am living an active life once again, but when should I declare remission? How do people usually gauge that and put a date to it you know?

So I plan on doing a hike soon, Mt. Gorgonio, 3 days, my mother had asked me is high altitudes effect NS, I didn't think so but I thought I would ask just in case, lol anyone know of any altitude related MS facts? Thanks! -Matt FACT: San Gorgonio Mountain, also known locally as Mount San Gorgonio, o...

So I was thinking there should probably be a general medication section for people to post questions about medicine other than the main ones. For example, none of my doctors really told me that it's a bad idea to take Prednisone and ibuprofen at the same time so it would be good to have a section wh...

Obviously everyone reacts to medications differently but I find this really weird because I was dealing with SEVERE fatigue and so I started taking Copaxone, about a week later my energy was back, I have not felt fatigue Since! Is the anti-seizure medication to help you sleep? I had really bad RLS a...

Interesting article, I want to research it more now. So far I've been doing my own meditation kind of thing, I sit in the shower with the lights off so it's pitch black, I even put a towel along the bottom crack of the door so no light can get in. Then I just sit and try to focus on the sound of the...

lol yeah we put shades up and are thinking about investing in an attic fan, and I always go ghetto when it works lmao

I wanted to post a link to an article I wrote on my blog that includes a video blog I did the other day, I'm 20 years old, I'm still fighting my first exacerbation, and I am still living my life! Don't let MS get you down or keep you down! My worst fear was that I would be stuck in the house all day...

Clonazepam? It's a benzodiazepine which decreases abnormal electrical activity in the brain ,I'm on it for RLS, it's an anti-seizure medication but considering your wife was already on anti-seizure medications and she is still having spasms it might not do anything, but I'm no doctor, maybe bring it...

The problem with my bedroom is that it faces south, from sun up till sundown the sun radiates against my window. Have you thought about getting an outdoor shade for the window? We have some west facing windows in our home and we just pull down the shades during the hot summer days. It really makes ...

http://mattsms.blogspot.com/2010/09/progress-update-matts-air-conditioning.html lol If you're having trouble with heat in your bedroom like I am, then check out how I decided to keep my room cool while I wait to install my window air-conditioning unit lol, super ghetto!!!!! You will get a kick out o...

Glad you got in with the University, they seem to always be on top of things, I'm in the process of going to Loma Linda to see a specialist, I can't wait! I hope you get a better answer there... I am assuming they ruled out the obvious possibility of stroke and lime disease? I always look at the obv...

When I last saw him, he was going over the results of my neurospsych eval, and I brought up my concern that it looks as if I've lost alot of IQ points. His answer was 'you were never that bright', as he closed my folder he said get long term care insurance, go on disability. Nice touch eh. . WOW AR...

I'm in SoCal, Riverside area, I am about to start seeing a specialist at Loma Linda, trying to get my referral information straightened out, I have Kaiser and luckily he accepts it, so once I see him I will let you know how he is, what area are you in?